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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Downey, CA, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 3:33 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Downey, California
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 12:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Downey

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Downey. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (PST) for Downey.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 204°
60.7°
1:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southwest 229°
52.4°
3:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 247°
39.2°
3:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 252°
33.6°
4:02 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 257°
27.8°
5:17 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 268°
12.7°
6:23 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 276°
-0.1°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Downey. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Downey

Eclipse Visibility From DowneyVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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